Last week, Ammons submitted a resignation letter that stated his resignation would not take effect until Oct. 11. His contract allowed him to give 90 days notice to the FAMU board, but Ammons waived the provision in exchange for getting paid bonuses.

Provost Larry Robinson was given the job of interim president Monday morning. He will makes changes at the university pending a second vote in late August.

Robinson joined FAMU in 1997. He served briefly as interim president in 2007. Robinson was supported by both the student and faculty trustees.

"There is a lot to think about. You know, we need to get to work on at the University. And some of those things are fairly obvious. We have some issues around hazing, or anti hazing that we need to continue working on. And even in those things we’re not going to be doing business as usual," said Robinson.

Ammons came under fire in the wake of the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion. Trustees have complained about a lack of oversight of the famed Marching 100 band as well as lax management on other issues at the university.

"We have some issues around hazing, or anti-hazing that we have to continue to work on and we're not going to be doing business as usual. Some things we do will be fairly aggressive and different than we've done them in the past," said Robinson.

Faculty Trustee Narayan Persaud called Robinson a man not afraid to make tough decisions, someone who is inclusive and will work with faculty and students, and someone who is willing to change their mind when given the facts.

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